The County of Robinson is one of the 49 counties of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

. It was proclaimed in 1883 by Governor William Robinson who named it after himself. It lies on the north west coast of

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...

stretching from Streaky Bay inland to include the Gawler Ranges Conservation Park at the southern cusp of the

Gawler Ranges The Gawler Ranges are a range of stoney hills in South Australia to the north of Eyre Peninsula. The Eyre Highway skirts the south of the ranges. The Gawler Ranges National Park is in the ranges north of Kimba and Wudinna. The ranges are cover ...

. Local government spanning the county includes the District Council of Streaky Bay and

District Council of Elliston The District Council of Elliston is a local government area covering around 6500 km2 on the Western Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Established in 1888, the district has a diverse economy, with agriculture, commercial fishing and tourism ...

, both established in 1888, and the

District Council of Wudinna Wudinna District Council is a rural local government area on central Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Its seat is Wudinna, on the Eyre Highway, west of Adelaide. The district's economy is largely driven by agriculture, mainly cereal crops, wit ...

, established in 1925.

Hundreds

The County of Robinson is divided into the following 24

hundred 100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101. In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...

s which cross over the Streaky Bay district and Wudinna district council areas: * Hundred of Finlayson ( Perlubie, Petina) * Hundred of Tarlton ( Chilpenunda) * Hundred of Cungena ( Cungena) * Hundred of Kaldoonera ( Kaldoonera) * Hundred of Bockelberg ( Bockelberg) * Hundred of Scott ( Eba Anchorage, Piednippie) *

Hundred of Murray The Hundred of Murray is a cadastral hundred in the County of Robinson, South Australia. It occupies land midway between the towns of Streaky Bay and Poochera. The hundred was proclaimed on 6 December 1888 by Governor William Robinson. His ...

( Piednippie, Chandada) * Hundred of Chandada ( Chandada) * Hundred of Karcultaby ( Poochera, Karcultaby) * Hundred of Condada ( Minnipa) * Hundred of Ripon ( Streaky Bay, Yanerbie) * Hundred of Forrest ( Streaky Bay, Yanerbie) * Hundred of Campbell ( Maryvale) * Hundred of Inkster ( Inkster) * Hundred of Moorkitabie ( Karcultaby) * Hundred of Carina ( Minnipa) * Hundred of Wrenfordsley ( Sceale Bay, Calca, Baird Bay) * Hundred of Rounsevell ( Mortana, Tyringa, Witera) * Hundred of Witera ( Colley, Mount Cooper) * Hundred of Addison ( Karcultaby) * Hundred of Travers ( Mount Damper) * Hundred of Wright ( Venus Bay, Port Kenny) * Hundred of Downer ( Talia) * Hundred of Wallis ( Mount Damper, Cocata) A twenty fifth county subdivision, the Hundred of McBeath, was planned or possibly proclaimed between the hundreds of Wright, Addison, Travers, Wallis and Downer, but the name was never gazetted.

References

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Robinson Robinson may refer to: People and names * Robinson (name) Fictional characters * Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719 Geography * Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960 ...